The effects of remittances on poverty alleviation in developing countries

• Main Authors: Ow, Celine Shu Han, Tan, Wei Yan Jocelyn, Tan, Yixin
• Other Authors: Chen Xiaoping
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66435
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Inflows of international remittances have been increasing over the past decades. However, the poverty-reducing effect of remittances at a cross-country level has not been adequately studied. This paper examines the impact of remittances on poverty alleviation through the interaction of remittances w...